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Very poor sperm motility

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VenusStarr · 30/09/2023 16:07

My dh had a sperm analysis test today (same day results). We were planning to do a final 3 cycle package so just doing pre checks.

Our history is infertility - recurrent natural miscarriages x4, ivf with 2 losses (3 top AA embryos from mild ivf), now infertility again, no natural or ivf pregnancies since 2021. I have a very overactive immune system identified as the cause of our 6 losses / infertility (under Dr Shehata). Full immune protocol hasn't worked. 2 of our babies have been tested as normal but babies don't grow past 6+2, usually mmc around 9 weeks.

Anyway, dh sperm analysis today showed 5% progressive motility (down from 27%). I am redoing my amh next week, was 5 in 2020, so I don't get a lot of eggs. Dh is redoing his sperm dna fragmentation, that was 16% last year.

Dh was incredibly ill this year and nearly died and has needed 3 operations, had multiple antibiotics and various pain meds over a 4 month period, so guessing this has contributed to his results.

Does anyone have any hopeful outcomes with similar results? I'm guessing we'll need icsi (only done ivf before). I barely had any hope before but pretty much have none now and wondering if we should just stop now. We've are not open to donors, surrogacy or adoption. We've been trying for 6 years now but wanted one last chance but think we might've missed it now 💔

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VenusStarr · 01/10/2023 08:41

Just bumping. Feeling very low today and struggling to find any positive experiences 😕

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LizzeyBenett · 01/10/2023 10:09

I'm not sure this will help but worth a watch anyway , there is a couple on YouTube who had very bad results with the partners sworn and turned it around naturally and now have twins. Now I'm due to start ivf next month but we followed what that couple did and went from having the worst spent morphology to normal in less than 3 months. They are called fab and all on YouTube they conceived twins naturally but they did a whole video on what they did to improve his speed and it's nothing crazy all very straight forward . Video title is : How we got pregnant (with twins) after fertility problems. If nothing else it's worth a watch .

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